With about 130,000 miles on my TR3A, I have to say that I had a kind of
sash-ay in the right rear side as you describe. It happened on curves as
well as long smooth dips in the road. After driving from Montreal to VTR in
Portland Oregon, I was almost home having driven 7210 miles that trip. I
still had 7 miles to go and I broke the right rear leaf springs. I limped
home the last 7 miles and the next day, I took it all apart. The two outer
leaves had a new fractures as seen by the shiny breaks. But the two inner
leaves had been broken at least 2 years or more, since I first noticed the
sash-ay like you describe. Those fractures were very rusty indicating that
they had been broken for some period of time.
Hope the above helps
Don Elliott, original Owner, 1958 TR3A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald M Van Vlack" <jerryvv@alltel.net>
To: "Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>; "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:34 PM
Subject: TR 4A IRS Twitch
> Lists,
>
> I have what I believe has been referred to as the IRS twitch in my 1966
TR4A.
> Basically when about half way through a corner and starting to exit I feel
a
> slight twitch coming from the rear of the car. It seems to correspond to
the
> whole car seeming to settle down on the rear suspension as though under
> acceleration.
> I believe it's what others have described as the splines in the half
shafts
> locking up and then releasing allowing the half shafts to move with the
> suspension as they should. It's been going on for a few years but only
> noticeable when I am being aggressive in a corner and mostly right hand
turns.
> (It's a street car and not a racer). I did disassemble the half shafts
and
> clean and grease them 2 years ago without any real apparent improvement.
>
> I'm about to do it again and this time use a grease with a lot of graphite
in
> it on the splines.
>
> This leads to 2 questions:
> 1. Any grease recommendations and where do I buy the grease? NAPA Perhaps?
> What should I ask for if other than the obvious and is there actually a
grease
> that is packed with graphite and what's it normally used for?
> 2. Has anyone done the swap from side to side on the half shafts and has
that
> fixed the problem? Is there an issue with the bearings now that they too
will
> be doing most of their rotation in the opposite direction. I doubt it but
> thought I'd ask the engineers in the group. My rear hubs are the original
ones
> that came with the car when I bought it in 1969. No there is not even the
> slightest bit of movement in the hubs after all of these years and yes I'm
> surprised too. I have a set ready to rebuild but have never gotten to that
> job, maybe this winter.
>
> What's the experience of the group?
>
> Jerry Van Vlack
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